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in afghanistan than anyone else and has been employed hated in a number of scandals in two thousand and seven hired guns were accused of shooting dad seventeen unarmed civilians in baghdad despite a lengthy legal process no one was punished over the alleged massacre the company is now set to take an even bigger role in afghanistan as u.s. withdraws its combat troops and as artie's gone it's become reports there is concern washington keep covering for its hired killers. this iraqi man son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago as a brain fell to ground between my feet on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot right trigger happy u.s. professional killers shot like they were trying to kill everyone they can see no one at blackwater. the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for the massacre two other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious abu ghraib prison in iraq a name synonymous now with her rethinking on rights violations including porcher rape
in afghanistan than anyone else and has been employed hated in a number of scandals in two thousand and seven hired guns were accused of shooting dad seventeen unarmed civilians in baghdad despite a lengthy legal process no one was punished over the alleged massacre the company is now set to take an even bigger role in afghanistan as u.s. withdraws its combat troops and as artie's gone it's become reports there is concern washington keep covering for its hired killers. this iraqi man son nine...
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in afghanistan it's reported human rights violations and even killings are committed by security firms on a regular basis point extent set to undermine call the horses counterinsurgency efforts will start firing at anything that moves in general kill innocent afghans destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contractors. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to push for specific international measures to regulate their activities especially now as u.s. military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is set to grow dramatically and with. so many. functions to these. companies they are not related in that they are not controlled and this is what we're extremely concerned that what we are calling is for revelation at the national and international level so the. companies are culpable but washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their activities saying it will find ways to hold contractors accountable but so far the
in afghanistan it's reported human rights violations and even killings are committed by security firms on a regular basis point extent set to undermine call the horses counterinsurgency efforts will start firing at anything that moves in general kill innocent afghans destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contractors. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to push for...
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and, it is a lot like afghanistan, prior to 9/11. how do we best deal with this threat, sir? >> well, i think, you know, two things, one is we have to really learn to be vigilant here at home, the good news is that the homegrown guys are less likely to use chemical or nuclear weapons and just like we saw in norway, you can have one crazy person with a gun, kill almost 100 people and, so, we have to be vigilant here at home and second thing, we have to work better at putting pressure on the regimes overseas and ungoverned territories, al-shabab and followers have essentially taken over half of somalia and the rest of it is falling apart and millions are starving and we have piracy issues and other security issues and there are ties to yemen and the al qaeda leadership there and the other thing we need to do is work closely with our allies in trying to figure out as we pull down in iraq and afghanistan, how are we going to keep the pressure on in places like yemen and afghanistan and somalia. bill: okay. mike, thank you. you know, we talked a lot about the u.s. threat but the c
and, it is a lot like afghanistan, prior to 9/11. how do we best deal with this threat, sir? >> well, i think, you know, two things, one is we have to really learn to be vigilant here at home, the good news is that the homegrown guys are less likely to use chemical or nuclear weapons and just like we saw in norway, you can have one crazy person with a gun, kill almost 100 people and, so, we have to be vigilant here at home and second thing, we have to work better at putting pressure on...
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company is now set to take an even bigger role in afghanistan as the u.s. withdraws its combat troops and has artie's garnished account reports there is concern washington could keep covering for its hired killers. this iraqi man son nine year old ali khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain fell to the ground between life on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot right trigger happy u.s. professional killers they shot life they were trying to kill everyone they can see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished by the massacre to other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious abu ghraib prison in iraq a name synonymous now with her rethinking on rights violations including porcher rape and murder the u.s. supreme court recently threw out a lawsuit alleging abuse of prisoners by the contractors. in afghanistan it's reported that human rights violations and even feelings are committed by security firms on a regu
company is now set to take an even bigger role in afghanistan as the u.s. withdraws its combat troops and has artie's garnished account reports there is concern washington could keep covering for its hired killers. this iraqi man son nine year old ali khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain fell to the ground between life on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot right trigger happy u.s. professional killers they shot life they were...
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military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is set to grow dramatically u.s. . source many of the military and security functions to the meat and security companies they are not regulated in that they are not control and this is what we have extremely concerned that what we have called in is for relation at the national and at the international level so that. companies are accountable but washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their activities saying it will find ways to hold contractors accountable but so far the u.s. justice system has largely failed to do so we're seeing around the world cases of kidnapping rape murder. and we see very very only very rare cases in which there's actually a criminal investigation or prosecution or sing out of. what experts say further privatization of war is convenient for the american government because among other reasons it doesn't have to justify the deaths of troops at home the president whoever the president may be can get us involved in conflicts only using uniform forces to do the official
military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is set to grow dramatically u.s. . source many of the military and security functions to the meat and security companies they are not regulated in that they are not control and this is what we have extremely concerned that what we have called in is for relation at the national and at the international level so that. companies are accountable but washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their...
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it has treated 775,000 outpatients a year, including 18,000 veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it specializes in the rehabilitation of amputees. the hospital named after this former army major and doctor. he was a pioneer in the treatment of yellow fever. steve centanni is there live at walter reed in washington. why close its doors now, steve? >> reporter: well, jon, this is fallen victim to brac, the base realignment and closing commission. this old camp even though large, 113 acres not big enough to hold all the functions at walter reed army hospital. it will move to a new combined facility in bethesda, maryland. this is window into history. this place has been here for 102 years. look at some of the original photographs of patients in the wars all the way dating back to world war i and all the way through the current conflicts in iraq and afghanistan. the original building built in the 1909 with its dome or kupola on top was quickly surrounded by a heft of other buildings to make this a large complex medical campus. as they said at today's ceremony this place was always mo
it has treated 775,000 outpatients a year, including 18,000 veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it specializes in the rehabilitation of amputees. the hospital named after this former army major and doctor. he was a pioneer in the treatment of yellow fever. steve centanni is there live at walter reed in washington. why close its doors now, steve? >> reporter: well, jon, this is fallen victim to brac, the base realignment and closing commission. this old camp even though large,...
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violent clashes in afghanistan's helmand province of killed twenty four people most of them insurgents fighting broke out between taliban nato and local forces as militants tried to regain territory lost to the u.s. led coalition parts of helmand have seen a rise in violence after security control was handed over to local forces earlier this month. the lawyer for anders breivik the confessed attacker says his client is insane but that it's too soon to establish a defense the thirty two year old norwegians already been charged in court with terrorism but may yet face charges of crimes against humanity noise police have now named some of the seventy six victims of last friday's two attacks the bombing of government buildings in central australia and a massacre at an island youth camp devastated the nation around one hundred fifty thousand people gathered in the capital to pay tribute to the victims. and a little later in our debate show cross talk they tackle some of the issues raised in the norway attacks. on the right of it but it's the exception that proves the rule the automatic assu
violent clashes in afghanistan's helmand province of killed twenty four people most of them insurgents fighting broke out between taliban nato and local forces as militants tried to regain territory lost to the u.s. led coalition parts of helmand have seen a rise in violence after security control was handed over to local forces earlier this month. the lawyer for anders breivik the confessed attacker says his client is insane but that it's too soon to establish a defense the thirty two year old...
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. >>> an alarming story out of afghanistan this morning, and it is still developing. a suicide bomber assassinated the mayor of kandahar. this comes just days after president hamid karzai's brother, himself a powerful figure, was killed in the same city. now these new attacks are raising doubts about the stability of this critical area for the u.s. >>> another developing story this morning. drenching rain and flooding are triggering deadly landslides in south korea. at least 19 people were killed and several others are still missing. they were swallowed up by mud and debris in seoul and another town. many of the victims were college students who had been doing volunteer work. more than 15 inches of rain has fallen since last night with more on the way. >>> a mexican judge has thrown the book at an american teenager giving him the maximum sentence for a series of especially gruesome murders. the san diego born 14-year-old admits killing four people whose beheaded bodies were found hanging from a bridges. the problem, though, the maximum sentence in mexico for a minor i
. >>> an alarming story out of afghanistan this morning, and it is still developing. a suicide bomber assassinated the mayor of kandahar. this comes just days after president hamid karzai's brother, himself a powerful figure, was killed in the same city. now these new attacks are raising doubts about the stability of this critical area for the u.s. >>> another developing story this morning. drenching rain and flooding are triggering deadly landslides in south korea. at least...
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. >>> a second top official in afghanistan has been assassinated. a suicide bomber killed the mayor of kandahar in his office today. officials say he hid the explosive in his turban. two weeks ago a security guard killed the powerful half brother of president hamid karzai. >>> and back in this country, residents in parts of massachusetts and connecticut are cleaning up this morning following a series of strong storms. heavy rain with wind gusts as high as 60 miles per hour battered the area on tuesday. hundreds of trees and power poles were brought down, cutting electricity to thousands. one person was killed and several homes damaged. >> it took out our living room, our kitchen, bedroom, a deck and a swimming pool. >> deadly tornadoes struck the same area last month, causing millions of dollars in damage. >>> oregon congressman david wu is resigning over allegations he had an unwanted sexual encounter with an 18-year-old woman. wu says the encounter was consensual but will leave office after the resolution of a debt ceiling issue. he is the second
. >>> a second top official in afghanistan has been assassinated. a suicide bomber killed the mayor of kandahar in his office today. officials say he hid the explosive in his turban. two weeks ago a security guard killed the powerful half brother of president hamid karzai. >>> and back in this country, residents in parts of massachusetts and connecticut are cleaning up this morning following a series of strong storms. heavy rain with wind gusts as high as 60 miles per hour...